Person:John Clayton (41)

John Clayton was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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3. John CLAYTON (Lord Edward1) was born on 12 Jan 1755 in St. James Parish, London, England and died on 30 Oct 1824 in Deerfield, Augusta Co, Virginia.1

Notes: Born June 4, 1756 in St. James Parish, London. Deathdate on tombstone, age 68 yrs. [L. Craig]

Descendants can join DAR.

Note that this is neither the John Clayton who was a famous botanist (ca 1685-1773) nor his father the attorney general of Colonial Williamsburg, nor the minister of Williamsburg in the 1680s.

CENSUS: Not listed in Augusta Co in 1782-90 census composed of tax rolls, at Nat'l Archives (Bath was part of Augusta til 1791).

1791-1792: Not listed in Bath Co tax lists.

1793 Jul 29: Bath Co tax lists, 1st district - John Clayton - 1 tithe, 6 horses. Same day as Richard & James Carlile, John Brown, Geo Benson, Jeremiah Davison, Wm Dickey, Pascal Davis, Joseph Givens [may be Gwin], James Harris, Thos Huston, John Kinkade, Millers, McArther, McCabe, McEvoy, Andw & Saml More, Thos & Saml Redman, Thos Ruckman, Alexr Taylor.

1794 Mar 27: Bath Co tax lists, 1st dist - John Clayton - 1 tithe, 7 horses. Same day as John Brinkley, Matthias & Geo Benson, James Cheet, Wm Dickey, Pascal Davis, Chas & James Erwin, Thos Feemster, John Hatton, Hugh Kelley, John & David Kinkead, Millers, Anthony Mustoe, McCourt, Alexr Taylor, Elisha B. Williams, Thomas Wallace.

1794 voter's list, Bath co - Jno. Clayton voted for John White & Geo. Poage for Rep(?). Also voted in April 1794 for John Oliver for Senator [page 38, voter's list].

1795 Mar 26: Bath Co tax lists - John Clayton - 1 tithe, 9 horses. Neighbors: John Brown Esq., Geo Benson, Forster, Thos Feemster, Harris, Huston, John Lewis, Millers, McCourt, McAvoy, Thos Redman, Stiff, Alexr Taylor, Thos Wallace, Elisha B. Williams, James Windon Jr & Sr.

1796 May 12: Bath Co tax lists - John Clayton - 1 tithe, 6 horses.

1797-1801: Not listed in Bath Co tax lists. John Carlisle died in the summer of 1796, so perhaps John & Margaret Clayton moved in with her mother then and perhaps they lived slightly west in Bath before that.

1800 VA census does not exist.

1810 VA, Augusta co, page 332 - original census was arranged in roughly alphabetical order, so can't see who the neighbors were

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/augusta/census/1810/0332.gif

John Clatin 1 male 45 & over

1 female 45 & over [Margaret]

3 males 16-26 [Wm, Ralph, John]

2 females 16-26 [Peggy, ??]

1 male 10-16 [Thomas, but he was actually 17]

1 male under 10 [James, but he was actually 11]

2 slaves

COURT APPEARANCES: 1800 16th July: Witnessed Adam Bratton's will in Augusta Co. [Chalkley, vol 3, p.219]

1809 May 18: Patented 165 acres in Augusta Co on west side of Calfpasture River, opposite and adjoining the lands of James Fulton and Joseph Gwin. Bounds mention "Fulton and Bell's corner on the west side of the river". Surveyed Mar 26, 1806, by LOTW 10,995 issued Feb 18, 1782. [LVA-Clayton-card 57; Grants 58, p.82]

1812 June 3: Witnessed Elizabeth Graham's will in Augusta Co. [Chalkley, vol 3, p.239]

1819 Dec 30: Patented 22 acres in Augusta Co on west side of Calfpasture River. Bounds include "corner of said Clayton's mill survey below his mill...the line of a survey made for John Graham". Surveyed Dec 22, 1818 by LOTW 10,995 issued Feb 18, 1782. [Grants 69, p.46; LVA-Clayton-card 58]

1826: John Clayton estate appraisal, Augusta will bk 15 p. 256 1827: John Clayton estate settlement, Augusta will bk 16 p. 41 1834: John Clayton administrative bond, Augusta will bk 20 p. 151 1835: John Clayton estate appraisal, bk 21 p. 25

Some events in his life were:

• Lived: Between 1785-1824, Marble Valley, near Deerfield, Augusta Co, Virginia.

John married Margaret WANLESS , daughter of Ralph(?) WANLESS and Margaret (UNKNOWN) , 20 Dec 1785 or 2 Jan 1786 in Augusta Co, Virginia.2 Margaret was born about 1759 in England, died on 30 Nov 1823 in Augusta Co, Virginia 3, and was buried in Rocky Springs Ch., Deerfield, Augusta Co, Virginia.

Read about Margaret's ancestry, family, and prior marriage to Mr. Rice.

Notes: Chalkley (vol I, p.244] says Rev. Samuel Shannon, Presbyterian, was granted a license to perform matrimony on Dec 20, 1785 by Augusta Co Court. So if he married them, they were one of his first marriages!

Birthdate issues: Tombstone data from Craig book says she died on 11/30/1823 and was 64, making her birthyear 1759 plus or minus one year. Dunlap says tombstone age was 70 -- don't know who is right here, as the tombstone was sunk too far in the ground to read when I saw it in 1992 - so he figured only that she must have been born after 1751, as she filed a suit 70 yrs later in 1821.

No Margaret b. to Ralph in IGI in right timeframe.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 5 M i. William H. CLAYTON was born on 28 Sep 1786 in Deerfield, Augusta Co, Virginia, died on 2 Jun 1869 in Augusta Co, Virginia,4 and was buried in Rocky Springs Ch., Deerfield, Augusta Co, Virginia.

+ 6 M ii. Ralph CLAYTON was born on 22 Feb 1788, died on 22 Jul 1883, and was buried in Clayton, Missouri.

  7 F    iii. Peggy CLAYTON was born on 29 Jul 1790, died on 25 Mar 1826, and was buried in Rocky Springs Ch., Deerfield, Augusta Co, Virginia. 

Notes: Died of T.B.

Augusta will book records -- need to get: 1826: Peggy Clayton will, bk 15 p.294 1827: estate appraisal bk 15 p.470, settlement p.480 1828: Marg't Clayton inventory, bk 16 p.461

Some events in her life were:

• Never Married:

+ 8 M iv. John CLAYTON Jr. was born on 25 Jan 1792 in Augusta Co, Virginia, died on 26 Sep 1849 in Augusta Co, Virginia, and was buried in Rocky Springs Ch., Deerfield, Augusta Co, Virginia.

+ 9 M v. Thomas CLAYTON was born on 28 Oct 1793 in Augusta Co, Virginia and died on 1 Mar 1863.

+ 10 M vi. James CLAYTON was born on 18 Jan 1799, died on 24 Mar 1825, and was buried in Rocky Springs Ch., Deerfield, Augusta Co, Virginia.